Microsoft just open-sourced 6502 BASIC (BASIC M6502 8K VER 1.1) from 1978. The code powered the Commodore PET, VIC-20, and ...

Microsoft said Wednesday it will comply with an EU antitrust ruling and will license source code for Windows.

Eyebrows raised around the globe last week, as Microsoft announced that it would license Windows source code to third-party developers as part of a settlement of antitrust litigation in the ...

Microsoft is giving its Most Valued Professionals access to its Windows source code—including code for Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.

The source code for Microsoft Windows XP and Windows 2003 has leaked, or at least part of it has.

Microsoft's confirmation Thursday that portions of Windows NT and Windows 2000 code were leaked over the Internet sent shock waves through the channel, raising concern that hackers and competitors ...

Microsoft is investigating how a file containing some protected source code to Windows 2000 was posted to several underground sites and chat rooms. As previously reported, Microsoft spokesman Tom ...

The Windows 2000 source code that was leaked to the Internet originated from a Microsoft partner and not the software giant itself, according to the BetaNews.com Web site.

Microsoft Technical Fellow Mark Russinovich raised a few eyebrows at ChefCon earlier this month, when he aired the possibility of Windows becoming an open source program. Sure, Microsoft's ...

The entire source code for Windows is estimated to be 40 gigabytes -- enough to fill more than 57 CD-ROMs. Although what’s out there is minuscule in size, it could be huge in significance.

NEW YORK — For years, Microsoft Corp. has quietly followed the custom of other operating system developers and provided its closely-guarded Windows source code to its best corporate customers as ...